tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post729882767898311651..comments2023-12-23T04:56:29.702-05:00Comments on Ferule & Fescue: Got a million to spare?Flaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-70608214210631168862006-12-10T20:17:00.000-05:002006-12-10T20:17:00.000-05:00I sometimes amuse myself by daydreaming that I've ...I sometimes amuse myself by daydreaming that I've won a large enough lottery that I can donate 10 million to My U. They would dance and sing like Rockettes for me! It would be snarky fun to watch this, and put lots of conditions on the money. I don't play the lottery, of course.<br /><br />I would like to donate to my undergraduate U, but I'm reluctant to because I know my first donation would begin the eternal flood of solicitation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-16267496702462740052006-12-10T14:52:00.000-05:002006-12-10T14:52:00.000-05:00I have no doubt that my grad institution (which ha...I have no doubt that my grad institution (which has one of the best alumni giving rates in the country) has a good deal to do with getting my foot in the door at my current institution. Yet, I've never agreed with some of their choices, which are getting more and more disturbing (and limiting to academic freedom) as time goes on. <br /><br />I've also tried to get them to stop sending solicitations, and explaining why I won't give. But they just keep coming. I hold out hope that if enough alums raise a stink, they might change their ways. I shouldn't hold my breath, but I'll hold out some hope...kfluffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067013188119828400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-27166399413855510142006-12-10T11:09:00.000-05:002006-12-10T11:09:00.000-05:00Anonymous reader,
It's been a while since she's m...Anonymous reader,<br /><br />It's been a while since she's mentioned it, but Flavia has sent INRU a number of angry missives about why she won't give them any $$ on principle. The solicitations continue, however.<br /><br />--GWB, Flavia's s.o.<br /><br />(Who gives no money to INRU or to his SLAC undergrad alma mater)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-58385525725703043922006-12-09T11:15:00.000-05:002006-12-09T11:15:00.000-05:00I rolled my eyes at "I am the person I am today be...I rolled my eyes at "I am the person I am today because of that school" because that's such a gross oversimplification. I don't give any institution that much credit, and you shouldn't either. You are who you are for working so damn hard. INRU got lucky that you didn't drop out like so many.<br /><br />I once did make buckets of money, and I still had a difficult time giving it to Wealthy Religious U where I did my undergrad. How can anyone who slogs their way through an underappreciated English department ever feel good about giving money to their school? The business departments are always so beautiful, well kept, and updated. <br /><br />Then again, by not giving I suppose I'm perpetuating the problem. Fortunately, I don't have the money anymore. Whew: moral crisis averted.jwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220253409908482479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-13833367956839236082006-12-09T09:43:00.000-05:002006-12-09T09:43:00.000-05:00I give to my undergrad college, but not my grad sc...I give to my undergrad college, but not my grad school, also an INRU which doesn't treat its workers terribly well. Possibly the same? At any rate, I don't think they've hit me up for money since I sent them a frosty letter explaining I wouldn't give until they had better labor relations. I still can't ditch their self-congratulatory alumni newsletter, however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-7095321698718148842006-12-09T08:11:00.000-05:002006-12-09T08:11:00.000-05:00i too wish i had lots o money only for the fact th...i too wish i had lots o money only for the fact that i would pretend to give it to them if they changed x and y. and then would yell "fake."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-67023898816922928872006-12-08T18:54:00.000-05:002006-12-08T18:54:00.000-05:00Wow Flavia, you and I are of an age. Aren't I a s...Wow Flavia, you and I are of an age. Aren't I a slow-poke. I also went to an INRU; wonder if it's the same one. I appreciated the snarkiness about the never-ending exciting campaign. Whenever I get one of those letters, I treat it as if it has come to the wrong address by accident. In a way that's true. The audience for those letters isn't you and me. It's the kids who are currently running daddy's business.ZaPaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11024820349475732092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27054305.post-69771779818463862282006-12-08T18:23:00.000-05:002006-12-08T18:23:00.000-05:00I appreciate this post, because I feel the same wa...I appreciate this post, because I feel the same way about Certain Snooty U. Although I got a fair education there and did finish my degree there in record time, the experience was not one I would repeat nor recommend to anyone else. My spouse attended Certain Snooty U. for his grad work, and had a terrible experience rife with departmental politics, two warring advisors, and worse. Every year they call us both to ask for money. We're nice to the students who do the asking--it's their work-study, after all, and politely explain that never, ever, in a million years would we give money to Certain Snooty U. Like you, I wish sometimes that it was known that I had just zillions and zillions, so that it would sting them more when I don't share it with them.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.Wolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903303031412895502noreply@blogger.com